#8c86bb

Color #8c86bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.62 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c86bb

RGB

rgb(140, 134, 187)

HSL

hsl(246.8, 28%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.8, 28.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 28.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(58.24, 13.91, -26.89)

LCH

lch(58.24, 30.27, 297.35)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0787, 289.15)

HWB

hwb(246.8, 52.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bb86

Analogous

#869abb

#8c86bb

#a686bb

Triadic

#8c86bb

#bb8c86

#86bb8c

Split-complementary

#8c86bb

#bba686

#9abb86

Tetradic

#8c86bb

#bb86b5

#b5bb86

#86bb8c

Square

#8c86bb

#bb869a

#b5bb86

#86bba6

Shades

Color #8c86bb mixed toward black.

#6b64a8

#544d89

#3f3a67

#2a2644

#151322

Tints

Color #8c86bb mixed toward white.

#9f9ac6

#b2aed2

#c5c2dd

#d9d7e8

#ecebf4

Tones

Color #8c86bb mixed toward gray.

#8f8ab6

#938fb2

#9693ae

#9a98a9

#9d9ca5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989b0 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#8a8aad · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#8ca7a5 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c86bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c86bb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c86bb (#8c86bb) is rgb(140, 134, 187) in RGB.

No, #8c86bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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